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Welcome to the Sunrise Herald with Giselle Goodman, the place to go to get the news from overnight and onward...
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IN THE WEATHER:
The first full day of fall will act just like fall in Maine. Clear, cool air. Bright sun with mostly blue skies. Temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. There is a storm coming, but it won't be here until later in the week. So don't worry about it. Enjoy the weather while you can.
From Bill in Rockland: This morning has started off with a temperature of 40 degrees under very clear and calm (so far) skies. Orion, Rigel, and Sirius are still plainly visible just to the south of overhead at 5:55 and the moon is on the wane. It's pretty nippy.
From Shawn in Yarmouth: It is 43 degrees here this morning in Yarmouth so we missed the frost again. There is no wind and it appears that the sky is cloudy, but it is really too dark to tell. I don't have a window in the house where I can see the moon, which would be my clue. A great day for soccer!
From James in Cape Elizabeth: Fall has arrived! At 6:00 I showed 42 degrees on the 'ole thermometer. Clear skies with bright light on the eastern horizon. Time to seriously think about bringing plants inside! Have a great day all!
From Mark in Brunswick: No frost here last night, and it looks like we have a beautiful fall day in store with bright sunny skies overhead and 42 degrees.
ON THE ROAD:
•PART OF ROUTE 125 IN DURHAM - CLOSED TODAY as the state works to replace culverts damaged in last month's storms. The work will start at 7 a.m. today, which will result in traffic detouring around the Pinkham Brook section. The state hopes to reopen that section on Thursday.
ON THE OCEAN:
High tide in Portland: 6:11 a.m. and 6:28 p.m. Low tide: 12:06 p.m.
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THE NEWEST NEWS:
AUGUSTA -- On the race for the White House front: Maine snowmobilers are endorsing the McCain-Palin ticket and two ranking state senators are leading an effort to mobilize women voters for Obama-Biden.
Republican John McCain's campaign claims the endorsement of the Maine Snowmobile Association, which has more than 30,000 members. Snowmobilers Executive Director Bob Meyers says McCain and Sarah Palin are on the side of the snowmobilers when it comes to public access to land for recreation.
On the Democratic side, the Obama campaign has launched a Maine Women for Obama organizing effort led by Maine Senate Majority Leader Elizabeth Mitchell and Senate President Beth Edmonds. The group will mobilize women voters throughout the state for the Obama-Joe Biden ticket. They are supporting him in the upcoming election. (AP)
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WATERVILLE -- Police have arrested a man who is an alleged member of the Bloods gang, who they say was found to have a "substantial amount" of crack cocaine in his possession.
Police said they went to the home of Tyrell Gorham, 23, of Elm Street (photo at right) on Sunday on a search warrant and found a gram of crack cocaine in Gorham's pocket. Police say they searched Gorham's residence and found another 28 grams of the drug - a street value of $3,000.
He was arrested and charged with aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, a Class A felony.
Gorham is originally from Jamaica Queens, N.Y., and claims to be a member of the Bloods street gang.
"Since July of 2006, the Waterville Police Department has arrested or summonsed Gorham 18 times, for crimes ranging from driving offenses to possession of narcotics, to terrorizing and assault. To say that we characterize him as a danger to our community would be an understatement," said Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey.
A check of Gorham's criminal record also shows arrests in New York for crimes of forgery and weapons possession.
His is in the Kennebec County Jail, unable to post the $200,000 bail set against him. His court date is scheduled for Dec. 9. Also arrested with Gorham was Nicholas Powell, 19, of Benton who was in the apartment at the time of the raid with an outstanding arrest. He, too, is at the jail, unable to make bail.
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AUGUSTA -- The Maine Human Rights Commission sided with a fired Oakland police officer Monday, finding reasonable grounds to believe that the town unlawfully discriminated against him.
The commission voted 4-0 to support a finding by its investigator that former Sgt. James Hamilton, of Waterville, was a victim of disabilty discrimination and retaliation when Oakland officials denied his request to extend his medical leave.
The vote followed oral presentations Monday by lawyers both for the Town of Oakland and for Hamilton.
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AUGUSTA -- The state Labor Department says Maine's minimum wage will increase by a quarter an hour to $7.25 as of Oct. 1.
The increase from $7 will be the first in a two-step increase that will lift Maine's minimum wage to $7.50 per hour in October 2009. It is the third minimum wage increase signed into law by Gov. John Baldacci.
The Labor Department says about 26,000 Maine workers have earnings at or below the minimum wage. Some minimum wage earners are teens employed at their first jobs, but most are adult workers.
Some employers are exempt from paying the minimum wage. (AP)
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CARRABASSETT VALLEY - An 82-year-old pilot from Massachusetts experienced a hard landing at the airport here Saturday night but walked away unharmed. Holland Filgo, 82, of Boston, was flying his Piper Underwing aircraft from Bedford, Mass., on Saturday to his condominium in Carrabassett Valley when he hit the ground too hard.
To read the full report of the crash as it appears in today's Lewiston Sun Journal, Click this link.
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PERU -- Firefighters fought a barn fire on LaCroix Road last night just before midnight.
The barn, at 315 LaCroix Road (see map below), was fully involved when crews arrived. A number of departments were called out to fight the blaze. The rescue was hampered when a fire tanker on its way to the scene hit a pole on East Dixfield road. A state police dispatcher said no one was injured in that mishap.
There is little information available this morning about the fire itself, as crews who were busy fighting it last night have not yet returned calls.
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ST. ALBANS -- One man was stabbed with a knife two to three times and another was beaten with a baseball bat during an altercation at a residence on Todds Corner Road Sunday night, police said.
Police declined to name the individuals involved, saying no charges had been filed. Both men are in their 30s and live in the area, police said.
The incident was reported to a Somerset County dispatcher as a disturbance at 7:40 p.m. Both county and state police responded. Somerset police said more details would be released later.
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